A Bunch of Christmas Tree Cards

A Bunch of Christmas Tree Cards

Well, I made a bunch of Christmas cards today and I am so happy as is been sometimes that I did not make cards. I either made one or two cards and then stop for few months as day job workloads really taken a toll on me. I must admit that making a bunch of cards really lifted up the mood especially when you finished them all and see lots of cards in the stash box. Words just cannot express the feeling I am having right now.

Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy

Another reason I made a bunch of cards is because of the Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy shown above. The sketch is simple and most importantly, I can use up all those small, loose and leftover strips and card stocks. The sketch is easy to mass-produce.

Christmas Tree Card Set #1

I use different kinds of shapes for the sketch as I want some varieties for the cards. Thus, I die cut two pieces of white card stock from each shape. 

Christmas Tree Card Set #2

Christmas Tree Card Set #3

The different kinds of Christmas trees and sentiments are stamped onto these shaped die cuts. There are several stamp sets used here which I mix and match to cater to the shapes of the die cuts. The Christmas trees are colored using Copic markers.

Christmas Tree Card Set #4

Christmas Tree Card Set #5

As the card base is either going to be white, craft and ivory, the sides of the die cuts are contrasted by putting some distress ink to it. When the cards are assembled as in the sketch, for each design or image, there will be one as horizontal and another as vertical which gives more varieties.

Christmas Tree Card Set #6

Close-up: Christmas Tree Card Set #1, #2 and #3

Finally, some shimmers are applied to the Christmas trees and some gems and pearls are attached to the top or body of the Christmas trees and around the sentiment to give some dimensions.

Close-up: Christmas Tree Card Set #4, #5 and #6

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by:

1) Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy (ends by 30 November 2020)

2) Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Decorate The Tree (ends by 1 December 2020)

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes (ends by 2 December 2020)

Supplies used:

Copic marker used: 0, B02, BG45, E35, E37, G07, R29, Y17, YG03, YG13, YG17, YG25 and YG67

Stamps used:
1) Fresh Squeezed Stamps Christmas Treats
2) Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love

3) Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel Holiday Sentiments

4) Unbranded Christmas Sentiments

5) Unbranded Variety Christmas Trees

Dies used:
1) Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider (for the stitched oval shape)

2) My Favourite Things (MFT) Mini Album Fancy Ticket STAX Die-namics
3) Unbranded Stitched Circle Stackables Dies

4) Unbranded Stitched Parenthesis Stackables Dies

5) Unbranded Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies

Flower HB2U

Flower HB2U

Today I am making another birthday card for my daughter whose birthday is on tomorrow, 26 November 2020. If you notice, a few days ago, I also made a birthday card for my son. Yes, you guessed correctly. My kid's birthday is 4 days apart and so is my husband's birthday which falls on 18 November.

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #485 with Optional Theme: Non-Traditional Christmas

For this card, I am adopting the sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #485 with Optional Theme: Non-Traditional Christmas as shown above where I opt out of the theme.

Close-up: The flower and sentiment

The flower from Hero Arts CL377 Be Happy which was few years old is stamped on a white stitched rectangle and colored using Copic markers except the pollen of the flower. The sides are toned down using distress ink. It is matted onto a blue glitter card stock.

For the background, strips of rainbow colors are created using watercolor. The rainbow panel is trimmed to the size as in the sketch and attached to an orange card base. For the middle strip, a strip of white card stock is dry embossed and attach to the card base as in the sketch.

Close-up: The glitter and rainbow gems on the flower

The flower panel is attached to the card as in the sketch. The sentiment is stamped on a yellow banner and attached to the card using foam tape. The card is finished by adding some rainbow gems to the pollen of the flower to give some dimension. Lastly, some glitter is applied onto the petals to make it sparkle.

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by:
1) Retro Rubber Challenge Blog - Challenge 148 - They Said It's Your Birthday! (ends by 27 November 2020)
2) Lavinia World Challenges #40 - Anything Goes (ends by 30 November 2020)
3) Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Challenge #133 - Anything Goes (ends by 30 November 2020)

4) Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes Challenge (ends by 30 November 2020)
5) Crafty Creations Challenges - November Challenge (#415) - Anything Goes (ends by 01 December 2020)

6) Through the Craft Room - Anything Goes Challenge (ends by 1 December 2020)
7) Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #485 with Optional Theme: Non-Traditional Christmas (ends by 6 December 2020)

Supplies used:

Stamps used:

1) Hero Arts CL377 Be Happy

2) My Favourite Things (MFT) Lollipop Additions - Birthday (for the sentiment)

Embossing Folder and Dies used:

1) Darice Heart Background Embossing Folder

2) Unbranded Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies

Cow Happy Happy Birthday Interactive Card

Cow Happy Happy Birthday Interactive Card

Is been sometimes I did not post anything since my last post in March 2020. Actually, I did make some cards after my last post but I just lazy or no time to post them. Nevertheless, I am back today for another card I made for my son's birthday which is coming this Sunday, 22 November 2020.

My son likes cows a lot. He has three (3) cow stuff toys that he love dearly and accompany him to sleep even he is already 9 years old! So, eventually, my birthday card to him is themed cow. I decided to make an interactive card as he voiced out last year that he wants something like his older sister's last year birthday card which is an interactive card.

Close-up: The cow, hays ad barn

The cow, hays and barn are stamps onto white cardstock and colored using Copic markers. Once done, they are die-cut with matching dies.

For the background, a white panel where some clouds and sun from a few older stamp sets are stamped. The sun is colored using Copic markers. Then, on a strip of green card stock, some grasses are stamped on it.

Close-up: The spinner circles

Two different spinner circles are die-cut onto the background to make the interactive card. The sentiment is stamped accordingly onto the background. Once the interactive card is assembled, the cow, hays, barn and strip of grass are attached to the background accordingly.

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by:

1) Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes Challenge (ends by 23 November 2020)

2) Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Challenge #484 - Anything Goes (ends by 24 November 2020)

3) Through the Craft Room - Anything Goes Challenge (ends by 24 November 2020)

4) Retro Rubber Challenge Blog - Challenge 148 - They Said It's Your Birthday! (ends by 27 November 2020)

5) Lavinia World Challenges #40 - Anything Goes (ends by 30 November 2020)

6) Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Challenge #133 - Anything Goes (ends by 30 November 2020)

7) Crafty Creations Challenges - November Challenge (#415) - Anything Goes (ends by 01 December 2020)

Supplies used:

Stamps and Dies used:

1) Hero Arts CL439 Kiss From the Sun (for the sun)

2) Hero Arts CL412 Prince Charming (for the cloud)

3) Lawn Fawn Critters at the Dog Park (for the grass)

4) My Creative Time WOW So Many Candles (for the sentiment)

5) Hello Bluebird Farmyard Little Bits

6) MFT Die-namics Circle Spinner Channels